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DC330K18V Cordless Jig Saw Kit

The DC330K Jig Saw Kit has an all metal, lever-action keyless blade clamp designed for quick and easy blade changes and an all-metal keyless shoe bevel with four detents at 0°, 15°, 30°, and 45° to make bevel adjustments easy. The variable speed trigger provides up to 3,000 strokes per minute to easily adjust speeds during cutting and 4-position orbital action for wood cutting. A removable shoe cover helps protect materials from scratches and the dust blower helps users see where they're cutting.

This is for the hobbyist carpenter. For serious cutting in 3/4'' plywood, look for the similar model with cable or get ready to replace the battery very often. I have few newly charged ni-cad XRP and serious cutting requires them close by so I can keep on going. I'm looking at li-ion XRP batteries as a future upgrade.

P.S. The battery also makes its body longer which makes it harder in tight corners.

I have used this saw quite a bit and love everything about it. On occasion the overall height can be cumbersome but that is rare. As far as operation time simply use a lithium ion battery and the saw will run longer than it takes the spare to charge. And as far as the blades falling out I have never had a problem. I chalk this common problem up to one of two things: Operator Error & the 99% of men with the inability to read the Instruction Manual (Page 4: Blade Installation and Removal
NOTE: This jig saw uses only T-shank jig saw blades.)

great saw, i had the same proble as most with the blade not staying in, i think that the proble for most is useing the wrong blades, dewalt make differnt blade styles, the saw box tells what style you need with wich saw